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our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people, look out at any world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off the map. the jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution and fresh memories of knowing that 6 million people were killed simply because of who they are. >> howard, you know, i've done some looking up like we all of of his political history. he has a short political history but coming up with the friends he's made the supporterer's he's had. people he's close to in terms of thinking at night. they used to say people he meets at midnight. people he talks to say he is pro israeli. he may not be as much as george w. bush was in a mechanical way but this chorj charge of appease many by ker kerry today, your thoughts. >> talking to people on both sides of the aisle and this issue today, i didn't hear one, including a republican whose very involved in pro israel republican jewish activities, who praised rick perry for using that wo
our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people, look out at any world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off the map. the jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution and fresh memories of knowing that 6 million people were killed simply because of who they are. >> howard, you know, i've done some looking up like we all of of his political history. he has a short political history but...
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there many ways to help israel and i think everybody in the process of america wants to help israel and perhaps talking to iran and hezbollah and talking to enemies and putting them in line can help israel and the idea that there is only one way to help and shun iran and shun hezbollah is not only way. >> you sound like chuck hagel. >> interestingly, the israel group and others who were thinking of opposing the nomination ultimately decided to just say nothing and stay out of it. that was part of a piece of being able to move forward and his likely confirmation. straight ahead, a story that likely affects people in your family and your community and the local businesses you shop at. why is no one talking about it? mom always got good nutrition to taste great. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and v
there many ways to help israel and i think everybody in the process of america wants to help israel and perhaps talking to iran and hezbollah and talking to enemies and putting them in line can help israel and the idea that there is only one way to help and shun iran and shun hezbollah is not only way. >> you sound like chuck hagel. >> interestingly, the israel group and others who were thinking of opposing the nomination ultimately decided to just say nothing and stay out of it....
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try to make it very clear that he stands side by side with israel and the battles on this region. alex? >> peter, all of this, can't be lost, happening in the political campaign and heetding up and this is an effort to help woo jewish voters on behalf of mitt romney but back here on friday the president extended military cooperation with israel. when's the reaction there? >> reporter: well, it's interesting because when you ask the israeli people, for one, they don't know much about mitt romney and familiar with barack obama. arriving here before he was president, he was a name that was celebrated but there's been some skepticism and the perception perhaps of president obama who changed in the region in the eyes of some because of the at times tough relationship he's had with benjamin netanyahu. a rocky start to them at the white house, not long ago. nonetheless, when's noticeable here is that the policy differences between the two are generally pretty minute. it's the relationship between the two leader that is romney's hoping to establish today between him and prime minister net
try to make it very clear that he stands side by side with israel and the battles on this region. alex? >> peter, all of this, can't be lost, happening in the political campaign and heetding up and this is an effort to help woo jewish voters on behalf of mitt romney but back here on friday the president extended military cooperation with israel. when's the reaction there? >> reporter: well, it's interesting because when you ask the israeli people, for one, they don't know much about...
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there. >> and maybe the program has run the course, we don't know, but if the administration wants israel and the rest of the world to know that we are doing something very real to slow down the enemy, then the israeli public as well, it takes off pressure for the military strike and this makes it harder for the neocons for them to say that nothing is happening and we can't stop them unless we bomb them. >> that is tricky, and here is president obama who would not comment directly on the implication, but he said that the idea that his white house would leak information purposely about such a sensitive matter was offensive. let's watch. >> the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security information is offensive. it is wrong. we are dealing with issues that can touch on the safety and the security of the american people. our families. or our military personnel or our allies. and so we don't play with that. >> we don't play with that. it is hard not to be cynical in politics, but i got the feeling that, well, i think that he meant it. think that he was rea
there. >> and maybe the program has run the course, we don't know, but if the administration wants israel and the rest of the world to know that we are doing something very real to slow down the enemy, then the israeli public as well, it takes off pressure for the military strike and this makes it harder for the neocons for them to say that nothing is happening and we can't stop them unless we bomb them. >> that is tricky, and here is president obama who would not comment directly...
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both countries border israel and citizens are protesting their governments. good evening to you, brian. >> reporter: hi, alex. >> i am well. i hope you are too. how vulnerable is the peace treaty right now? >> well, i think at this stage it is not very vulnerable. but here oi think there is a strong sense of unease. if you look back over the last couple of years. turkey suffered serious strains. there is a deep concern that in the medium or longer term this could further increase the sense of isolation. >> can you tell me how this is playing out there? just practically speaking? the extent to which news on television is concerned about this and speaks directly to concerns about a peace treaty? the newspapers? is the this the kind of thing that everybody is talking about? >> i just arrived here and talked to a few people. i came in overnight. this is clearly the big news of the region. they're concerned about stability and maintaining this relation and the peace treaty. it's interesting. finally after all of these years the israelis and the saudi government ha
both countries border israel and citizens are protesting their governments. good evening to you, brian. >> reporter: hi, alex. >> i am well. i hope you are too. how vulnerable is the peace treaty right now? >> well, i think at this stage it is not very vulnerable. but here oi think there is a strong sense of unease. if you look back over the last couple of years. turkey suffered serious strains. there is a deep concern that in the medium or longer term this could further...
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is not backing down. >> in the past 24 hours israel has made it clear that it will not tolerate rocket and missile attacks on its civilians. >> nbc's martin fletcher is live for us in tel aviv with the very latest. martin, what's the latest? >> reporter: lynn, good morning. following up on netanyahu's threat, last night they are stressing they will do anything it takes to stop the palestinians from firing rockets into israel. overnight or last night rather 30,000 reserves were given a potential order to report for duty. overnight 16,000 soldiers were told, reserve soldiers were told to report to their units. they're going to join army units amassed on the border of gaza. tank transporters and personnel carriers, thousands of troops going towards the border with gaza ready for a ground invasion. as you suggested in your introduction, lynn, is it a show of force or is it the real thing? we don't know at this point. it's definitely partly a show of force but it could also equally well end in a ground invasion because israelis keep insisting whatev
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is not backing down. >> in the past 24 hours israel has made it clear that it will not tolerate rocket and missile attacks on its civilians. >> nbc's martin fletcher is live for us in tel aviv with the very latest. martin, what's the latest? >> reporter: lynn, good morning. following up on netanyahu's threat, last night they are stressing they will do anything it takes to stop the palestinians from firing rockets into israel. overnight...
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everyone in israel, the mill tear in israel as well as here, some of the military in israel and military here, very, very nervous about this. but the ultimate responsibility, is mine said netanyahu. that is why he will be convinced to completely stand down. approxima because he said my country was founded so that jews would not have to rely on someone else for their defense. if you have a country like iran that is building weapons that can bring about the extinction of israel i have to defend it. >> what is your take on the iatola's been saying under law, there cannot be a nuclear weapon, that is not fitting with what iran wants. is there a signal, and we should point out iran says this is not a weapons program. the u.s. military intelligence and other intelligence has not concludesed that iran has crossed that line in terms of deciding to build a bomb. >> right, look, the international community, believe they are working on plans so they can get to the point. >> more rapidly. >> so they are doing weapons development. but, the -- a, on the one hand take everything that they say with a gr
everyone in israel, the mill tear in israel as well as here, some of the military in israel and military here, very, very nervous about this. but the ultimate responsibility, is mine said netanyahu. that is why he will be convinced to completely stand down. approxima because he said my country was founded so that jews would not have to rely on someone else for their defense. if you have a country like iran that is building weapons that can bring about the extinction of israel i have to defend...
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it has missiles to reach israel. they are developing intercontinental ballistic to reach you, terrorism against you. those long range ballistic missiles have only one purpose in the world. their sole purpose is to arm them with a nuclear payload. you don't want to be in a position where this meregime ge away with building weapons of mass. >> responded to netanyahu's tough words to us about iran. >> it would be diplomatic malpractice of the worst order not to examine every possibility if you can achieve that before you ask people to take military action. i assure netanyahu and people of israel that nothing we do is going to be based on trust. it's going to be based on a series of steps that guarantee to all of us we have certainty about what is happening. if that can't be achieved, as i have said to the prime minister, as the president has said to the prime minister, no deal is better than a bad deal. >> and later more of our interview with prime minister netanyahu, what he thinks about president obama's decision to d
it has missiles to reach israel. they are developing intercontinental ballistic to reach you, terrorism against you. those long range ballistic missiles have only one purpose in the world. their sole purpose is to arm them with a nuclear payload. you don't want to be in a position where this meregime ge away with building weapons of mass. >> responded to netanyahu's tough words to us about iran. >> it would be diplomatic malpractice of the worst order not to examine every...
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his real kick has always been israel. he founded christians united for israel. he's published books like the battle for jerusalem and jerusalem countdown, which kind of sounds good for the jews. this is what he means though when you really get him to spell it out. >> god sent a hunter. someone who comes with a gun and he forces you. hitler was a hunter. how did it happen? because god allowed it to happen. why? because god said, my top priority for the jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of israel. >> god sent hitler to get the jews into israel, so it was a good thing? wow. this guy's a big influential texas tell aoe advantage televangelist megachurch guy and so, john mccain went and sought his endorsement when he was running for president and he got it and then ultimately, john mccain had to give it back when it turned out he's the god sent hitler back. you can't take that guy's endorsement and it turns out his whole idea of defending israel is just getting all the jews there at once so god can zap them all at one time. these guys exist. they a
his real kick has always been israel. he founded christians united for israel. he's published books like the battle for jerusalem and jerusalem countdown, which kind of sounds good for the jews. this is what he means though when you really get him to spell it out. >> god sent a hunter. someone who comes with a gun and he forces you. hitler was a hunter. how did it happen? because god allowed it to happen. why? because god said, my top priority for the jewish people is to get them to come...
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how will that fit with israel? >>> there's a new report out that has details on a proposed deal between the obama administration and the saudi arraiabian government. a massive $30 billion deal that would send advanced f-15 fighter jets to the saudis over a ten-year period. something israel has strongly opposed. nbc's chief pentagon correspondent joins us. mi milk, i know there were concessions made to try to appease israel. tell us more about the deal. >> it involves the sale of 84 f-15 fighter jets to saudi arabia over ten year zs, a $30 billion deal. but the fact of the matter is that the united states in selling arms to foreign countries, never gives them the top of the line in terms of defensive or offensive military systems. they have always withheld some of those more advanced system ises. in this case, some long-range weapons capabilities that the americans have when they fly thosef-15s. but it does highlight the high-wire act the united states has to walk in that region. the pentagon in particular is encour
how will that fit with israel? >>> there's a new report out that has details on a proposed deal between the obama administration and the saudi arraiabian government. a massive $30 billion deal that would send advanced f-15 fighter jets to the saudis over a ten-year period. something israel has strongly opposed. nbc's chief pentagon correspondent joins us. mi milk, i know there were concessions made to try to appease israel. tell us more about the deal. >> it involves the sale of...
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in exchange for equivalent territory from israel. that's been the basis for the negotiations ever since camp david back in 2000. the president has never explicitly at a timed that before. >> that doesn't seem controversial. the other second part was his mentioning of the permanent occupation. is the controversial? there anybody arguing, yet, less ate occupy them forever? >> no, i don't think so, and i think your first point is right, too, that the palestinian state is going to have to be established on the west bank in gaza if there's going to be a two-state solution, which most israelis and most palestinians accept. it's not going to be based on the moon. it's going to be in the west bank. so it shouldn't be controversial, but the '67 borders have a whole lot of connotations that have grown up over the years, and so there's kind of a demistification process going on here. i think the other thing to be borne in mind is not only did the president put that down as a term of reference, but he put down very clear markers about israel's s
in exchange for equivalent territory from israel. that's been the basis for the negotiations ever since camp david back in 2000. the president has never explicitly at a timed that before. >> that doesn't seem controversial. the other second part was his mentioning of the permanent occupation. is the controversial? there anybody arguing, yet, less ate occupy them forever? >> no, i don't think so, and i think your first point is right, too, that the palestinian state is going to have...
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there were sources in israel and europe that worked on this project. he does site presidential officials. >> sure. he had someone in the room with vice president biden. >> there is a reason to leak this stuff. maybe the program has run its course, we don't know. but if the administration want israel and the rest of the world to know we are doing something very real to slow down our -- >> who knows if they are involved. >> well, the israeli public as well. it takes off pressure for military strike. this makes it harder for the neocons to say, nothing is happening with, we can't stop them unless we bomb them. >> this was through implication, i believe, but he said the idea that his white house would leak information purposefully about a serious matter was offensive. let's watch. >> the notion that my white house would purposefully release classified national security information is offensive. it's wrong. we're dealing with issues that can touch on the safety and security of the american people. our families. or our military personnel or our allies. and s
there were sources in israel and europe that worked on this project. he does site presidential officials. >> sure. he had someone in the room with vice president biden. >> there is a reason to leak this stuff. maybe the program has run its course, we don't know. but if the administration want israel and the rest of the world to know we are doing something very real to slow down our -- >> who knows if they are involved. >> well, the israeli public as well. it takes off...
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to be pro israel and for the president to be pro israel. that helps him amongst israelis. i think -- i haven't seen any poll evidence from the palestinian side or from arab nations generally, i think we can expect the flip side to that for obama's poll ratings in the arab muslim world to have taken a nosedive. >> i would imagine you are correct. john ray in tel aviv, always good to talk with you. thank you, sir. >>> coming up, the chris christie waiting game. apparently it goes on. with republicans still pining for their 2012 idol, what are mitt romney and rick perry doing to build support in the polls? convince donors to go ahead and sign up. we'll talk to both campaigns next. >>> another special election next week, republicans trying to get to president obama. we'll talk west virginia next. the president's schedule -- -i love this card. -with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. it's 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% cash back on osc
to be pro israel and for the president to be pro israel. that helps him amongst israelis. i think -- i haven't seen any poll evidence from the palestinian side or from arab nations generally, i think we can expect the flip side to that for obama's poll ratings in the arab muslim world to have taken a nosedive. >> i would imagine you are correct. john ray in tel aviv, always good to talk with you. thank you, sir. >>> coming up, the chris christie waiting game. apparently it goes...
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israel is the jewish state. president abbas stopped walking around this issue, recognize the jewish state and make peace with us. in such a genuine piece, israel is prepared to make painful compromises. we believe that the palestinians should be neither the citizens of israel nor subjects. they should live in a free state of their own. they should be rate, like us, for compromise. we will know that they are ready for compromise and peace when they start taking israel's security requirements seriously. when they stop denying our historical connection to the ancient homeland. i often hear them accuse israel of judeaizing jerusalem. that's like accusing america of americanizing washington. you know why we are called jews? because we come from judea. in my office in jerusalem, there is an ancient seal. it's a jewish official from the time of the bible. the seal was found right next to the western wall and it dates back 2700 years to the time of the king. now, there is a name of the jewish official inscribed on the r
israel is the jewish state. president abbas stopped walking around this issue, recognize the jewish state and make peace with us. in such a genuine piece, israel is prepared to make painful compromises. we believe that the palestinians should be neither the citizens of israel nor subjects. they should live in a free state of their own. they should be rate, like us, for compromise. we will know that they are ready for compromise and peace when they start taking israel's security requirements...
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in relationship with israel is something else that i think people are now cognizant of. the whole mubarak record is something that i think people have a fundamental understanding of. in a span of 12 days, i think we've got a long way. >> but when you talk about our shift to the tendency of oil, that has to be ringing up dollar signs in people's minds. do you think americans and your listeners are concerned about the shift away from the economic focus to egypt right now? >> i think it's more -- if we're spending $1.5 billion in egypt, that's $1.5 billion that's not going directly into the u.s. economy. and relative to energy, you know, i had hoped that the events of september 11 would be a wake-up call that we need to wean ourselves from this crack pipe dependency that we have on middle east oil. if september 11 were not that kind of a wake-up call, then i'm dubious. at these moments, it does remind people that we're over a barrel, literally. >> i'm curious if you at any point in your show been discussing egypt and you've gotten a call saying, michael, i'm still out of wo
in relationship with israel is something else that i think people are now cognizant of. the whole mubarak record is something that i think people have a fundamental understanding of. in a span of 12 days, i think we've got a long way. >> but when you talk about our shift to the tendency of oil, that has to be ringing up dollar signs in people's minds. do you think americans and your listeners are concerned about the shift away from the economic focus to egypt right now? >> i think...
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israel and death to america. you seem to have some heroic notion of ahminedjad that i don't understand. >> as for saudi arabia -- as for saudi arabia -- >> we'll get you back. >> barely. >> just look at the facts as far as who the aggressive powers are here. you can pick up the paper every day and see israel threatening to bomb iran. you can see newspapers every day advocating that the united states bomb iran. iran looks to the east and west and sees countries -- >> isn't iran just a distraction from the israeli relationship with the arabs and the american relationship with its allies in the middle east? so we point to our enemies to avoid the obvious. that's my question, cliff. where am i wrong in that? >> no, it's not a distraction. though saudi arabia is absolutely a problem. you're right. because they have spent billions of dollars in oil wells to spread their version of islam around the world. what you should understand is that there is a rivalry between saudi arabia and iran for domination of the muslim wor
israel and death to america. you seem to have some heroic notion of ahminedjad that i don't understand. >> as for saudi arabia -- as for saudi arabia -- >> we'll get you back. >> barely. >> just look at the facts as far as who the aggressive powers are here. you can pick up the paper every day and see israel threatening to bomb iran. you can see newspapers every day advocating that the united states bomb iran. iran looks to the east and west and sees countries --...
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to israel. in jerusalem. >> call me crazy but it seems beck is saying the prophet of isaiah foretold beck giving a speech in jerusalem. the reason there's something both important and dangerous here is the alliance between the christian right and the most reactionary forces in israeli life. this week, there's glenn beck, right there, in the middle of all of it. joining me now, jeremy ben-ami, founder and president of d.c.-based pro-israel pro-peace lobbying organization. jeremy, what did you make of the glenn beck spectacle today? >> i think you're right, you don't know whether to laugh or to cry. on the one hand, the tape is too good, you have to run it because you have to laugh at the guy pretending to be a modern day prophet at the gates of jerusalem, but it's tragic there are those in american jewish life and politics in this country that thinks it's what it means to be a friend of israel and are ready to embrace him on his terms as he's defining a new holy war. >> the deception of israel ha
to israel. in jerusalem. >> call me crazy but it seems beck is saying the prophet of isaiah foretold beck giving a speech in jerusalem. the reason there's something both important and dangerous here is the alliance between the christian right and the most reactionary forces in israeli life. this week, there's glenn beck, right there, in the middle of all of it. joining me now, jeremy ben-ami, founder and president of d.c.-based pro-israel pro-peace lobbying organization. jeremy, what did...
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our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people, look out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off the map. the jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution and fresh memories of knowing that 6 million people were killed simply because of who they are. >> howard, you know, i've done some looking up on this like we all have, his political history, a short political history, of course, president obama, but coming up out of chicago politics, coming up with the friends he's made, the supporters he's had, the people he's close to in terms of thinking at night, they used to say people he meets near midnight, people he talks with all the time, say he's very pro israeli. may not be as pro-israeli as george w. bush in a mechanical way, but this charge of appeasement by perry today, your thoughts? >> well, talking to people on both sides of the aisle and all sides of this issue today, i didn't hear one, including a republican who is v
our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people, look out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off the map. the jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution and fresh memories of knowing that 6 million people were killed simply because of who they are. >> howard, you know, i've done some looking up on this like we all have, his political history, a short political history, of...
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in that sense these kind of attacks bolsters israel's case. in the past mass has been successful in continuing these attacks and harming the peace process. of course israelis and palestinians are very cynical that they will proceed within a year. >> thank you. so my big question today, how can president obama succeed on middle east peace where so many other leaders have failed. i would like to hear your thoughts. you can watch me on twitter or facebook. joining me now is the executive director of the american israeli cooperative enterprise. mitchell bard. mr. bard, how can president obama succeed in pushing forward on middle east peace? >> well, as your correspondents mentioned it's very difficult given the context that we just saw yesterday. the crux of the problem is the continuation of violence and while most israelis have expressed a desire to reach a two state solution with the palestinians, they are very reluctant to give up additional territory in the west bank after their experience in gazaa where they saw withdrawing only created the
in that sense these kind of attacks bolsters israel's case. in the past mass has been successful in continuing these attacks and harming the peace process. of course israelis and palestinians are very cynical that they will proceed within a year. >> thank you. so my big question today, how can president obama succeed on middle east peace where so many other leaders have failed. i would like to hear your thoughts. you can watch me on twitter or facebook. joining me now is the executive...
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ladies and gentlemen, in israel our hope for peace never wanes. our scientists, doctors, innovators, apply genius to improve the world of tomorrow. our artists, our writers enrich the heritage of humanity. now, i know that this is not exactly the image of israel that is often portrayed in this hall. after all, it was here in 1975 that the age old yearning of my people to restore our national life in our ancient biblical homeland, it was then that this was branded shamefully as racism. and it was here in 1980, right here, that the historic peace agreement between israel and egypt wasn't praised. it was denounced. it's here year after year that israel is unjustly singled out for condemnation. it's singled out for condemnation more often than all of the nations of the world combined. 21 out of 27 general assembly resolutions condemn israel the one true democracy in the middle east. this is an unfortunate part of the u.n. institution. it's the theater of the absurd. it doesn't only cast israel as the villain, it often casts real villains in leading ro
ladies and gentlemen, in israel our hope for peace never wanes. our scientists, doctors, innovators, apply genius to improve the world of tomorrow. our artists, our writers enrich the heritage of humanity. now, i know that this is not exactly the image of israel that is often portrayed in this hall. after all, it was here in 1975 that the age old yearning of my people to restore our national life in our ancient biblical homeland, it was then that this was branded shamefully as racism. and it...
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made in wow 4, allowing israel to keep the areas it occupied more than four decades ago. republicans here on capitol hill said the president's speech betrayed a key u.s. ally. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is set to be released from a new york prison today, but not without strict conditions. thursday, a judge agreed to a bail agreement after the former head of the international monetary fund was indicted by a grand jury. nbc's michelle franzen has the details. >> reporter: bail granted. at a hearing, a judge ordered dominique strauss-kahn be released on $1 million and confined to home detention at a new york city apartment strauss-kahn's wife recently rented. the defense attorney arguing that their client would not flee to france. >> he would be equipped with an electronic monitoring device on his body, there would be video cameras as well as an armed monitor at the entrance and exit of the facility. >> reporter: prosecutors tried to argue strauss-kahn was a flight risk and told the court a grand jury formerly indicted the 62-yea
made in wow 4, allowing israel to keep the areas it occupied more than four decades ago. republicans here on capitol hill said the president's speech betrayed a key u.s. ally. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is set to be released from a new york prison today, but not without strict conditions. thursday, a judge agreed to a bail agreement after the former head of the international monetary fund was indicted by a grand jury. nbc's michelle...
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would israel attack iran at that time? he suggested that with a red line but he didn't come out and say so everybody's question is will israel attack iran? the fear here is israel may do it without the united states of the america and the sense is that would be a disaster, but one thing israelis do agree on and i believe is the bottom lean is that israel has to be able to do what it needs to protect itself. i think many israelis do agree with thatting chuck. >> all right. that's the view from tel aviv. on sunday, of course, the senior iranian official mocked prime minister netanyahu's bomb drawing. our abc reporter is live in tehran. he's our tehran bureau chief. what does he make of iran and the speech itself. >> up until recently, i don't think the iranians took it seriously. when he came on and said the war with israel with was a foregone conclusion so the iranians are taking this issue much more seriously. he said that iran would be willing to defend itself against israel. nobody in iran has made these comments before
would israel attack iran at that time? he suggested that with a red line but he didn't come out and say so everybody's question is will israel attack iran? the fear here is israel may do it without the united states of the america and the sense is that would be a disaster, but one thing israelis do agree on and i believe is the bottom lean is that israel has to be able to do what it needs to protect itself. i think many israelis do agree with thatting chuck. >> all right. that's the view...
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the dccc chairman, steve israel. good morning from washington. it's thursday, october 24th, this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get right to my first reads of the morning, right at this hour. in fact, this minute. house republicans are holding their first hearing on the rocky rollout of the president's health care law. you're looking at some live pictures here. we already know, republicans want to do everything they can to create uncertainty and chaos when it comes to this law. the question is, did today's hearing become a bipartisan bash fest? members of congress will quiz executives from contractors brought in to build healthcare.gov about whether they overpromised and underdelivered. obvious answer on that one is yes. but already, representatives of the four companies who will testify today are doing their best to reassign blame. in prepared testimony, sharyl cam we will, the lead contractor of the website, plans to shift blame to another contractor, awarded the contract for the data services hub portion of the federal exchange.
the dccc chairman, steve israel. good morning from washington. it's thursday, october 24th, this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get right to my first reads of the morning, right at this hour. in fact, this minute. house republicans are holding their first hearing on the rocky rollout of the president's health care law. you're looking at some live pictures here. we already know, republicans want to do everything they can to create uncertainty and chaos when it comes to...
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that has nothing to do with the peace treaty between egypt and israel, as you said, has been concluded and i expect egypt will continue to do that. >> the obama administration now has to walk a very delicate line in its approach to the turmoil in egypt. >> the united states, i think, cannot micromanage the process. what we have to do, however, is make clear that the process itself is important and arriving at a democratic solution the important, which is, in fact, inclusive democratic peaceful and rapid. >> amyself all the chaos in egypt, there are new reports this morning that the united states is sending warships, including one with at least 700 troops to the north african country. officials in washington have said that the move is mainly for the evacuation of american citizens in case the situation there deteriorates further. meanwhile, in an interview with fox news before last night's super bowl, president obama told bill o'reiley that egypt is a changed place after the demonstrations. >> egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom, they want free
that has nothing to do with the peace treaty between egypt and israel, as you said, has been concluded and i expect egypt will continue to do that. >> the obama administration now has to walk a very delicate line in its approach to the turmoil in egypt. >> the united states, i think, cannot micromanage the process. what we have to do, however, is make clear that the process itself is important and arriving at a democratic solution the important, which is, in fact, inclusive...
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while romney supports diplomacy first, he recognized israel's right to defend itself. romney spent part of sunday with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. both worked at a boston consulting group back in the 1970s, lifelong friends. netanyahu was quick to question policies aimed to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons which he says have not worked. >> you said that the greatest danger for israel in the world is the ayatollah regime possessing nuclear weapons capability. mitt, i couldn't agree with you more. and i think it's important to do everything in our power to prevent the ayatollahs from possessing that capability. we have to be honest and say that all the sanctions and diplomacy so far have not set back the iranian program by one iota. >> romney also visited with palestinian prime minister and what advisers say is their third meeting. still, the campaign is following the candidates overseas. the latest cover of "newsweek" questions romney and the wimp factor. it harkens back to a similar cover in 1987 of george w. bush. the media said he was worried
while romney supports diplomacy first, he recognized israel's right to defend itself. romney spent part of sunday with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. both worked at a boston consulting group back in the 1970s, lifelong friends. netanyahu was quick to question policies aimed to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons which he says have not worked. >> you said that the greatest danger for israel in the world is the ayatollah regime possessing nuclear weapons capability. mitt,...
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you hate israel. you hate israel because all you want them to do is engage in war for the rest of time. do you think that will help them. >> your rhetoric is out of line. it's typical -- >> oh am i out of line, i'm sorry. >> you are. this not the time civilized dialogue we should have in politics. i think we should sit down. have a rote. >> i'll be honest with you. >> biden civilized is what netanyahu did to biden civilized? >> matt? >> guess what, he runs that country. he is the prime minister of israel. we shouldn't be telling him how to run his country. >> and we should run our country. we should run our country. and when congress -- i mean imagine if they did that with anyone else, with other allies, whether it's turkey or britain or jordan or ustrailia. just say all right we support you a million percent no matter what you do. >> sworn enemies who want to destroy them who don't even recognize. >> who cares. >> turkey's surrounded by sworn enemies. who cares? that doesn't mean that you agree with
you hate israel. you hate israel because all you want them to do is engage in war for the rest of time. do you think that will help them. >> your rhetoric is out of line. it's typical -- >> oh am i out of line, i'm sorry. >> you are. this not the time civilized dialogue we should have in politics. i think we should sit down. have a rote. >> i'll be honest with you. >> biden civilized is what netanyahu did to biden civilized? >> matt? >> guess what, he...
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our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. and so we believe that any lasting peace must acknowledge the very real security concers s that israel faces every single day. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people look out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off of the map. >> well, president obama really wants to be a part of the solution in the middle east just as many other presidents who have gone before him, so how bad would a u.s. veto of palestinian veto make our nation and the president look in that region? >> a veto by the united states particularly at this moment where we have seen arabs from north africa to yemen in the east rising up demanding empowerment and digfulnity willt be good for the united states and the peace process if there is such a thing right now, and the obama administration realizes this, and i think that the palestinian authority realizes this. i think that they are coming to new york is not an attempt to be a game-changer, but it is a reflection of their
our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. and so we believe that any lasting peace must acknowledge the very real security concers s that israel faces every single day. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people look out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off of the map. >> well, president obama really wants to be a part of the solution in the middle east just as many other presidents who have gone before him, so how bad would a u.s. veto...
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the white house said too busy to meet with israel's prime minister. the relationship has been tense, even frosty, an issue that mitt romney tried to exploit. >> president obama has thrown israel under the bus. >> reporter: the white house feels it is more in tune with voters. >> i executed on my foreign policy and one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. >>> this morning iran is responding to netanyahu's red line comments saying it reserves the right to retaliate against any attack. meantime, new internal israeli government report finds that international sanctions are, in fact, hurting iran's economy but have not slowed down the nuclear program. the report calls for another round of sanctions to be implemented. >> in the race for the white house, we have got new batch of poll numbers coming out on three more battleground states. according to the new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist college poll, the p
the white house said too busy to meet with israel's prime minister. the relationship has been tense, even frosty, an issue that mitt romney tried to exploit. >> president obama has thrown israel under the bus. >> reporter: the white house feels it is more in tune with voters. >> i executed on my foreign policy and one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> that was...
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romney, at least on the israel leg of this trip. while in israel, mr. romney's foreign policy adviser, a bush/cheney guy you see here, he blundered unnecessarily close to accidentally starting a war when he made a statement to the press that was widely interpreted as giving israel the green light to start a war with iran at which point we, the united states and our military, would have their back in said war. we would join their war if they started it. and when i say his remarks were widely interpreted to mean that, here's what i mean. i mean look at these headlines. adviser, romney would back strike against iran. romney backs israel if needs to strike iran, aide says. romney says he would back unilateral israeli strike on iran. after a few hours of those eyebrow-raising headlines, after a few hours of those floating around the world, the romney campaign tried to take it back, which makes you wonder why they said it in the first place. what? you didn't think about bombing iran before you went to israel and starting to talk about it? really? then there w
romney, at least on the israel leg of this trip. while in israel, mr. romney's foreign policy adviser, a bush/cheney guy you see here, he blundered unnecessarily close to accidentally starting a war when he made a statement to the press that was widely interpreted as giving israel the green light to start a war with iran at which point we, the united states and our military, would have their back in said war. we would join their war if they started it. and when i say his remarks were widely...
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>> well, israel first and foremost is a drone super power, without a question, israel is the number one exporter of drones around the world. even russia purchases their weapons systems although technically i think israel is exporting surveillance systems. half of all of israel's military air operations, half of those devoted to drone operations. just this past august, apparently it's been reported that israel used drones to take out five terrorists and rocket launcher and using them in surveillance operations over lebanon and syria. jordan gave them permission to use air space. israel is committed to the use of drones in war fare, referring to the report you talked about, is railingly drones may have been used with strikes within pakistan. >> thank you very much. hillary makes her first campaign appearance since her stint at state. can anyone beat her in 2016? mike hirsch joins us next. across america people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor abou
>> well, israel first and foremost is a drone super power, without a question, israel is the number one exporter of drones around the world. even russia purchases their weapons systems although technically i think israel is exporting surveillance systems. half of all of israel's military air operations, half of those devoted to drone operations. just this past august, apparently it's been reported that israel used drones to take out five terrorists and rocket launcher and using them in...
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and israel are deeply opposed to the move. nbc's ron allen is live at the u.n. for us. ron, what's the president saying about this? >> reporter: well, the president, the secretary of state, the united states basically has been saying they will veto any move by the palestinians to get statehood before the security council. it's just a nonstarter. the u.s. position is that the road to peace goes through r ramallah, the palestinian capital and tel-aviv and israel. they have made it clear they will not support this. the united states also does not want to be left in the position of standing with israel, perhaps against much of the rest of the outside world, vetoing a measure that favors the palestinians, particularly in the context of the arab spring. so the u.s. is trying to jump-start negotiations, which seem to be happening. the israeli prime minister netanyahu offered to talk to ma m mud abbas. there may be some movement on negotiations before theest comes to pass on friday. >> how much pressure is the president getting from arab allies and those countries involved in a
and israel are deeply opposed to the move. nbc's ron allen is live at the u.n. for us. ron, what's the president saying about this? >> reporter: well, the president, the secretary of state, the united states basically has been saying they will veto any move by the palestinians to get statehood before the security council. it's just a nonstarter. the u.s. position is that the road to peace goes through r ramallah, the palestinian capital and tel-aviv and israel. they have made it clear...
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able to help remove that threat to israel. so i think it's so valuable for both israel and egypt that the peace treaty will be preserved and honored by both sides. but the rights of the palestinians have not been honored and the palestinians have been very deeply disillusioned in the last few years, i would say by the two major speeches that president obama has made. one in cairo in 2009 where he said no more settlements. zero settlements. that sent a wave of jubilation to the palestinian community. and the second one was earlier this year, i believe, when he said that any future peace has got to be predicated on the 1967 borders by negotiation. and there, again, the palestinians said, well, this is what the united states has always said, it's what the united nations said, so forth. israel has rejected both of those premises put forward by obama, himself, and the palestinians now i think in desperation since this american influence in the middle east is practical practically zero now. said, we'll go to the united nations. that
able to help remove that threat to israel. so i think it's so valuable for both israel and egypt that the peace treaty will be preserved and honored by both sides. but the rights of the palestinians have not been honored and the palestinians have been very deeply disillusioned in the last few years, i would say by the two major speeches that president obama has made. one in cairo in 2009 where he said no more settlements. zero settlements. that sent a wave of jubilation to the palestinian...
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he said some of the headlines from my visit to israel have screamed huckaby bashes america in israel. this is >> is this a clear contradictory statement? it seems to me like he's doing a 180. >> right. he really is just not being very honest in my view in that statement. he clearly misstated u.s. policy in that clip that you just played. going back to president jimmy carter on through president reagan, through president bush, clinton, bush, and now obama, these administrations have had a clear policy that settlements, construction of settlements is counterproductive to the cause of peace between israel and the palestinians. in fact, israel agreed to a settlement freeze in bush's 2003 road map. president obama is just enforcing and holding israel to that commitment. so clearly, mr. hukabee, he misstated u.s. policy. >> appreciate your time tonight. thanks so much. comedian liz winstedt will tell you how the righties are scaring her poor mom this week. [ fema] the deeper you clean, the cleaner you feel. olay deep cleansers go beyond what the eye can see. they remove 2 times more dirt an
he said some of the headlines from my visit to israel have screamed huckaby bashes america in israel. this is >> is this a clear contradictory statement? it seems to me like he's doing a 180. >> right. he really is just not being very honest in my view in that statement. he clearly misstated u.s. policy in that clip that you just played. going back to president jimmy carter on through president reagan, through president bush, clinton, bush, and now obama, these administrations have...
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israel building jerusalem, jerusalem the capital of israel and will remain the capital of israel forever. >> ambassador dore gold. thanks for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> texas congressman randy neugebauer says he's getting an outpouring of support and says he will continue to speak out after his infamous baby killer outburst on the house floor last weekend. >> those who are shouting out are out of order. well, congressman neugebauer apologized for the outburst of baby killer. he's now using it to raise money for his election bid. check out his new campaign ad. >> i will continue to speak with the same passion i spoke last night, maybe in a little bit different form but still with the same intensity. i want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of support but more importantly i want to thank you for the opportunity and honor of representing you in the united states congress. >> neugebauer ad accuses the house of using the unborn lives of children as bargaining chips in the health care debate. >>> sarah palin is one step closer to getting a realit
israel building jerusalem, jerusalem the capital of israel and will remain the capital of israel forever. >> ambassador dore gold. thanks for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> texas congressman randy neugebauer says he's getting an outpouring of support and says he will continue to speak out after his infamous baby killer outburst on the house floor last weekend. >> those who are shouting out are out of order. well, congressman...
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israel's prime minister tells the u.n. that the capabilityo enrich uraum must be stopped. > cious scy. nasa's rover finds evidence of an ancient stream onmars. >>> and circular sensation, new york city makes plans for the world's largest ferris wheel. good morni. those stories and mor i sthtah th is "first look" on msnbc. > an we're goi to beg mnghhe r line. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the united nation that's the world has until next summer to stop iran from building a nuclear weapon. the white house reacted by saying the u.s. shares israel's goal oopha happening but so far it has refused to set an ult madeyum. danielle l reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> reporter: just one day after iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused israel and the west of intimidation, netanyahu ran a new ultimatum agnst the controversial nuclear program. >> a red line should be drawn right
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ambassador to israel. good morning. >> good morning. >> listen to what was just said there by the senator and then the reaction there. we have intelligence on the ground. we also have diplomates. what was it about the scope and the timing of this crisis that seemingly caught the u.s. by surprise, or did it? >> well, i think instinctively, based on my understandinof what took place in cairo is that it did catch everybody by surprise, including, of course, the cia. there has been a lot of warnings. there was a massive amount of demonstrators that have taken to the streets, the so-called youth movement. that is largely responsible for what we're seeing in the streets and in tahrir square. what were they protesting? the shammed parliamentary elections that had occurred last october. there was a lot of resentment about that and a lot of people had taken to the streets then. more importantly, i think that people realized that this was a tender box. but no doubt, the person who set himself on fire in egypt was th
ambassador to israel. good morning. >> good morning. >> listen to what was just said there by the senator and then the reaction there. we have intelligence on the ground. we also have diplomates. what was it about the scope and the timing of this crisis that seemingly caught the u.s. by surprise, or did it? >> well, i think instinctively, based on my understandinof what took place in cairo is that it did catch everybody by surprise, including, of course, the cia. there has...
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, i don't think the british government hates israel. the french government is pretty pro-israel over the years. i'm surprised the british are a dead card here. why aren't they with us on the israeli side of this very tricky situation? >> again, we don't know they're not with us. we have a close relationship with great britain. we're in a close communication with british leaders. and we hope that they'll see, as president obama has seen, as secretary of state clinton has seen, that the palestinian move to get unilaterally declared, u.n.-recognized statehood will not contribute to peace. and we believe that somedispose that mind initiative have now seen it through and have begun to think about the long-term ramifications which could be extremely destabilizing, not just for the minds, but for other countries in the region as well. >> let me ask you about mahmoud abbas. do you think he's a man who wants peace with israel? does he want a two-state solution based on the respect for the sovereignty of israel? >> we hope so, but in an article h
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help israel to raise up, and bring up the promised redemption. the greatest blessing you can give a jewish person is the gospel, and then invite them into an abundant life in the lord. every contribution matters. if it is a hundred dollars, a million. >> it takes resources to expand this. >> just to recap. the group's goals are as follows, convert the blind, meaning the jews, into christians, thus saving them in the process. bring about the end times by saving said jews from judaism, and of course raise money to do all the above. this is not a new thing the group has been turning to after raising money in the past, they have been doing this since the '90s. they're very proud of it. they're trying to convert jews around the world, including in israel in order to bring about the end time. and they need more money to do it. and tomorrow, a former president of the united states will help them further those goals by helping them raise many, many, many dollars. a spokesperson for president bush confirms tonight that the former president's plans have no
help israel to raise up, and bring up the promised redemption. the greatest blessing you can give a jewish person is the gospel, and then invite them into an abundant life in the lord. every contribution matters. if it is a hundred dollars, a million. >> it takes resources to expand this. >> just to recap. the group's goals are as follows, convert the blind, meaning the jews, into christians, thus saving them in the process. bring about the end times by saving said jews from...
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>> i visited israel many times. of course israel quite naturally should be concerned about iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, just as we should be. and so i believe, as i said earlier, we have to take every step we can to make sure that nonproliferation and the nuclear capability for a bomb is not there, and so we have to ensure that what the president, our president, the steps that he is taking right now succeed, and that's going to be a tough road to walk but -- >> is israel an obstacle? >> i don't believe israel is an obstacle. i believe that the middle east would be a much safer place if we reduce the tensions and really insist that nuclear weapons become not the weapon of the world. and that is an extremely important part of our foreign policy that we need to embrace very quickly. >> congresswoman barbara lee, thank you so much. >>> we'll be right back with click three. electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant
>> i visited israel many times. of course israel quite naturally should be concerned about iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, just as we should be. and so i believe, as i said earlier, we have to take every step we can to make sure that nonproliferation and the nuclear capability for a bomb is not there, and so we have to ensure that what the president, our president, the steps that he is taking right now succeed, and that's going to be a tough road to walk but -- >> is israel an...
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labor, for israel to have khan tcountr door to it called israel? >> it's essential if you believe, as i do, in a jewish state of israel that there be a palestinian state. >> describe that to the non-jewish person. >> if there's no palestinian state demographically the numbers of people who are not jewish within what would become the broader israeli state will begin to balance so jews are no longer the majority. if you belief in a jewish state of israel there must be a palestinian state, demille trized one created. >> that's obvious to you, why isn't it obvious to beebe netanyahu? >> he came out for a two-state solution. it became obvious to prime minister sharon. it was obvious to the previous israeli prime ministers. even those that started strident on the right. when you look at the demographics it's a requirement. >> thank you. we'll have you back with more time. >>> when we come back i'm going to have thoughts about vice president joe biden. he's in the news. he may not want to be, but he is. somewhere in america... there's a home by the sea po
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then you don't have many options. >> when you say israel's antsy. >> we have restrained israel for the last 25 years. i remember that long ago when i happened to be in israel when i was still in the army and had a conversation who was the israeli defense minister at the time. and he told me pointedly that the united states was keeping them from attacking iran's nuclear capability. that's 25 years of restraint. and you see where it's gotten us. >> israel's not going to attack without the intelligence. what's their capability of gathering? this is difficult to get information on. >> it sure is now. they've moved a lot of stuff underground and dispersed it. it used to be at three sites we knew about it, and now we're not quite sure where it is and neither is israel. you're right. that makes it all the more difficult to think about what we're going to do in a year's time. we need to gather better intelligence, need to have better cooperation with russia to get that information and to put strictures on iran. >>> our world view begins in colombia where police say they have captured a busines
then you don't have many options. >> when you say israel's antsy. >> we have restrained israel for the last 25 years. i remember that long ago when i happened to be in israel when i was still in the army and had a conversation who was the israeli defense minister at the time. and he told me pointedly that the united states was keeping them from attacking iran's nuclear capability. that's 25 years of restraint. and you see where it's gotten us. >> israel's not going to attack...
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intentions potentially toward iran. >> in terms of iran, do you think that israel would attack their nuclear facilities if necessary? >> i think they would. i think for israel iran represents an existential threat and they'll do whatever they have to do to guarantee their survival and their security. >> we're seeing a lot of warnings that more and more of the uranium is being enriched to 20% and potentially beyond. when is iran going to reach the point where it is an existential threat and we could see israel taking military action? >> first of all we have some time but not a lot of time, and israel of course does have the right to defend itself against iranian threats which are quite considerable, but we're committed to the sanction program as led by president obama and with like-minded countries in the world and we're exploring ways of ratcheting up the sanctions right now and hope they'll prove effective in deflecting the iranians from acquiring nuclear weaponses. >> ann curry is in turkey, tensions with egypt and turkey, arguments as to whether you can diplomats with turkey, and
intentions potentially toward iran. >> in terms of iran, do you think that israel would attack their nuclear facilities if necessary? >> i think they would. i think for israel iran represents an existential threat and they'll do whatever they have to do to guarantee their survival and their security. >> we're seeing a lot of warnings that more and more of the uranium is being enriched to 20% and potentially beyond. when is iran going to reach the point where it is an...
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aaron just called it the pro-israel lobby. i'm pro-israel, but i'm not in favor of the positions that these extreme supporters take. >> did lindsey graham make his point for him in the way he browbeat him? >> yes, of course he did. it, in fact, is among the stupid things that the israel lobby has wanted senators to do is to have these expressions of anger at iran or the palestinians or whomever. that all should go through the president. >> wish we had more time. thank you, joe klein and aaron miller. we appreciate you both. >>> up next, why is chris christie talking so much about his weight? here is a hint, perhaps he's thinking hard about running for president. we'll deal with that next. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. >>> consider this when florida senator marco rubio delivers
aaron just called it the pro-israel lobby. i'm pro-israel, but i'm not in favor of the positions that these extreme supporters take. >> did lindsey graham make his point for him in the way he browbeat him? >> yes, of course he did. it, in fact, is among the stupid things that the israel lobby has wanted senators to do is to have these expressions of anger at iran or the palestinians or whomever. that all should go through the president. >> wish we had more time. thank you, joe...
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for abbas to instead resume peace talks with israel. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. president obama addressed this directly in his speech before the u.n. general assembly yesterday. he said that peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. he has been pushing for the two sides to restart negotiations and in fact the security council is expected to consider the request for full membership possibly tomorrow. president obama met with both abbas yesterday and israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. with netanyahu he reiterated that the u.s. is committed to israel's security. it's unbreakable, as the president put it. now, what will they do on friday? they may postpone this decision, or french president nicolas sarkozy suggested upgrading the palestinian status from observer to nonmember. they would not be able to vote, but it would be an upgrade. setting a deadline of a year to restart and complete negotiations and get an agreement b
for abbas to instead resume peace talks with israel. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. president obama addressed this directly in his speech before the u.n. general assembly yesterday. he said that peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. he has been pushing for the two sides to restart negotiations and in fact the security council is expected to consider the request for full...